Nasrollah Dehnavi (Persian: نصرالله دهنوی, born 23 June 1950 in

Masjed Soleiman Masjed Soleyman ( fa, مسجدسلیمان, also Romanized as Masjedsoleimān, Masjed-e Soleymān, Masjed Soleiman, and Masjid-i-Sulaiman) is a city and capital of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its populati ...

Khuzestan Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

) is a retired

ian

weightlifter Olympic weightlifting, or Olympic-style weightlifting (officially named Weightlifting), is a sport in which athletes compete in lifting a barbell loaded with weight plates from the ground to overhead, with each athlete trying to successfully lift ...

. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He won a Bronze medal at the 1974 world championships and set one world Record in Press. Dehnavi now resides in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most popul ...

Career

He has Participated in competitions 12 years as a member of Iran Weightlifting National Team. After finishing his career he was 14 years coached National Iran Weightlifting Team.

Early life

He is also a member of Kharazmi University Science Board. These days Dehnavi is Supervisor of National Weightlifting Team from NOC of Islamic republic of Iran.

Weightlifting achievements

World Weightlifting Championships The World Weightlifting Championships is an event organised by International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). The first competition, held in March 1891, was won by Edward Lawrence Levy of England. Athletes compete in a total of 20 weight categori ...

* 1969 Warsaw, Poland Lightweight: Press, Gold (140) * 1970 Columbus, Ohio Lightweight: Total Bronze (420) * 1971 Lima, Peru Lightweight: Press, Silver (140), Cl& Jerk, Silver (165) * 1972 Munich, West Germany Lightweight: Press, Silver (150) * 1974 Manila, Philippines Lightweight: Snatch Silver (130), Total Bronze (295)

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

* 1970 Bangkok Lightweight Gold Medal (425) * 1974 Tehran Lightweight Silver Medal (290)

Asian Weightlifting Championships The Asian Weightlifting Championships is a weightlifting championship organised by the Asian Weightlifting Federation for competitors from the Asian countries. It has been held since 1969 for men and 1988 for women. In 2008 the championships provi ...

* 1971 Manila, Philippines Lightweight: Gold (425) * 1977 Baghdad Iraq Lightweight: Silver Note: * Olympic Games 1968, 1972 and 1976 counted as World Championships too. * No medals for individual lifts before 1969. * Press was removed from Olympic weightlifting after 1972.

World Records

* Lift Type: Press, Result: 146 kg, Date: 11/11/1970, Weight Class: Lightweight (67.5 kg), Location:

Teheran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is the most populo ...

Participate in Olympics Games and results

* Mexico City 1968 Rank: 6th

* Munich 1972 Rank: 5th

References

www.sports-reference.comchidlovski.net

External links

* https://www.facebook.com/Nasrollah.Dehnavi {{DEFAULTSORT:Dehnavi, Nasrollah 1950 births Living people World Weightlifting Championships medalists Iranian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for Iran Weightlifters at the 1968 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 1972 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Iran Asian Games silver medalists for Iran Asian Games medalists in weightlifting Weightlifters at the 1970 Asian Games Weightlifters at the 1974 Asian Games Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games People from Masjed Soleyman Sportspeople from Khuzestan province